getting an advance (on one's salary)
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
on one hand; on the other hand
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
risky; dangerous; insecure
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to say (something) over one's shoulder
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
cheerfully; spiritedly; vigorously; lively
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to hurt; to smart; to sting